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Seit 2001 gibt es eine international vernetzte Forschung zu „brand communities“, d.h. zu sozialen Netzwerken, die aus hochengagierten Kunden spezieller Markenprodukte wie Apple, Harley-Davidson oder Sony bestehen. Die Beiträge in diesem Band schließen an diese Forschung...
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VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
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2011-09-22
Collection :
Konsumsoziologie und Massenkultur
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In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-09-20
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Information Age Series
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This second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework. Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2011-09-20
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Georg Simmel hat mit seinem Aufsatz "Die Großstädte und das Geistesleben" (1903) den Anstoß für die sozialwissenschaftliche Stadtforschung gegeben. Für Simmel verkörpern Großstädte den Sitz der Moderne - Orte, an denen sich durch Arbeitsteilung und Spezialisierung eine...
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VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
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2011-09-18
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Rationalität ist einer der Leitbegriffe der Moderne. Die Soziologie hat Rationalitätsannahmen an vielen Stellen übernommen und führt sie in vielen ihrer Begriffe, Konzepte und Theorien mit. Aber: Wieviel anRationalität - und an welchen Stellen braucht - die Soziologie...
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VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
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2011-09-18
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Knapper werdende finanzielle Mittel, steigende Konkurrenz in der „Erlebnisgesellschaft“ und die zunehmende Professionalisierung der Kulturinstitutionen erfordern ständig neue Wege in der Führung von Kulturbetrieben. Seit 20 Jahren nehmen Studierende und Lehrende des...
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VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
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2011-09-15
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New urban developments such as office blocks, warehouses and retail complexes are increasingly common in outer city regions across the world. This book examines the processes of post-suburbanization in international perspective, exploring how developments across the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2011-09-13
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American politics is increasingly driven by apocalyptic rhetoric. Highlighting possible adverse consequences of such politics for our freedom and quality of life, the book suggests alternative policy agendas, religious and philosophical discourses, cultural framing and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-09-12
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The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those employed to do it and those on whose bodies they work. Explores the commonalities between different sectors of work,...
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Wiley
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2011-09-07
Collection :
Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
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Drawing lessons from the intersection of literature, photography, cinema, television, dance-drama, and choreography, this book presents a unique analysis of Indian activist thought spread over two centuries. In this wide-spanning work, Esha Niyogi De argues that the...
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OUP India
Parution :
2011-09-07
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The twin journals, Der Österreichische Volkswirt (The Austrian Economist) and Der Deutsche Volkswirt (The German Economist) were created by Gustav Stolper, godfather of Joseph Schumpeter, first in Vienna and then after the First World War, in Berlin. Schumpeter was to...
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Springer
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2011-09-03
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Life for emerging adults is vastly different today than it was for their counterparts even a generation ago. Young people are waiting longer to marry, to have children, and to choose a career direction. As a result, they enjoy more freedom, opportunities, and personal...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-09-01
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Just when you thought paper couldn’t be more exciting, this book comes your way! This book—jammed full of paper—unites philosophy with one of the best shows ever: The Office. Addressing both the current American incarnation and the original British version, The Office...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-08-31
Collection :
The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
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In Northern Ireland, a once seemingly intractable conflict is in a state of transformation. Lee A. Smithey offers a grassroots view of that transformation, drawing on interviews, documentary evidence, and extensive field research. He offers essential models for how...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-08-31
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Kann ein Altenpflegeheim ein neues Zuhause werden? Dieser Frage geht diese Mikrostudie, eine empirische Ethnographie der eigenen Kultur, über mehrere Jahre nach. Gegensätzliche Kriterien, die kaum miteinander vereinbar sind, treffen zusammen: Der caritative Gedanke, den...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-08-30
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This collection focuses on the real life experiences of conducting emprical research about families and relationships, with an emphasis on the actualities of doing research and the experiences of being a researcher.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-08-26
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The collective monograph contains the results of an empirical project conducted in Armenia and Georgia as well as in Moscow (as the favourite destination of migrants from the South Caucasus) from 2008 to 2010.The book is the first contribution to comparative research in...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-08-25
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